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-- you come here to america; you'll be protected and you'll be rewarded." get 20, get 30 birkenfelds. let's fix this problem. let's lower everybody's taxes. >> kroft: the i.r.s. will ultimately decide whether birkenfeld qualifies for the reward. if he does, they will have to mail the check to federal prison, where birkenfeld is scheduled to report this friday. but it couldn't be worse than returning to switzerland, where he is regarded as a criminal and a traitor. do you think you'll ever go back to switzerland again? >> birkenfeld: i don't believe i will. >> cbs money watchupdate sponsored by:. >> good evening. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke will not rule out a rise in interest rates to help prevent another housing price bubble. gas is up 6 cents in a week to 2.66 a gallon. and "avatar" was an easy winner at the box office and is already the fourth biggest movie in hollywood history. i'm russ mitchell, cbs news. get out and dance... even play a little hide-n-seek. i'm breathing better... with spiriva. announcer: spiriva is the only once-daily inhale
-- you come here to america; you'll be protected and you'll be rewarded." get 20, get 30 birkenfelds. let's fix this problem. let's lower everybody's taxes. >> kroft: the i.r.s. will ultimately decide whether birkenfeld qualifies for the reward. if he does, they will have to mail the check to federal prison, where birkenfeld is scheduled to report this friday. but it couldn't be worse than returning to switzerland, where he is regarded as a criminal and a traitor. do you think you'll...
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. >>> good morning, america. kate snow here. we're happy to have josh elliott espn aker anchor, back with us for a second day here this morning. >> great to be back. good to be here on this sunday, january 10th. >> a lot of people wondering where bill weir is. he's been embedded with the u.s. military in afghanista diane sawyer is also there on the ground. their reports begin tomorrow night on a special edition of "world news." >> lots of news to get to this morning. >>> major earthquake struck late yesterday off the coast of california. leaving people rattled, windows broken, and power out. more on that in a moment. >>> and how did florida farmers fare overnight? we spent the night in the fields with that farmer that we introduced you to yesterday. we're going to boeing bring that story to you. >> we promised we would see how he did. >>> and a new development in the missing utah mom. her husband has packed up, he's ready to leave town. why is he relocating? why are the police letting him go? we'll talk to the missing woman's be
. >>> good morning, america. kate snow here. we're happy to have josh elliott espn aker anchor, back with us for a second day here this morning. >> great to be back. good to be here on this sunday, january 10th. >> a lot of people wondering where bill weir is. he's been embedded with the u.s. military in afghanista diane sawyer is also there on the ground. their reports begin tomorrow night on a special edition of "world news." >> lots of news to get to this...
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and he began hosting "america's most wanted" in 1988. >> welcome to the premiere of "america's most wanted." >> reporter: last year the walsh family got the closest thing to justice they will ever get. a new police chief in hollywood, florida, closed adam's case. officially declaring that otis toole murdered adam. >> if otis toole was alive today he'd be arrested for the abduction and murder of adam walsh on july 27, 1981. >> reporter: walsh doesn't give up easily. he did a total of eight shows on the case of elizabeth smart. a case he ultimately helped solve. nine months after the 14-year-old utah girl was abducted from her bedroom -- >> please let her go. please. >> reporter: an elderly couple who'd seen elizabeth's story on "america's most wanted" recognized the suspect and a disguised elizabeth smart. >> it's real! >> the highlight of the 23 years is when the smart family asked me to fly to salt lake city the day that elizabeth was recovered. and when i saw elizabeth walk down the stairs that night, i said, this is good. it's a home run. >> this twisted hunk of junk was once a shiny '9
and he began hosting "america's most wanted" in 1988. >> welcome to the premiere of "america's most wanted." >> reporter: last year the walsh family got the closest thing to justice they will ever get. a new police chief in hollywood, florida, closed adam's case. officially declaring that otis toole murdered adam. >> if otis toole was alive today he'd be arrested for the abduction and murder of adam walsh on july 27, 1981. >> reporter: walsh doesn't...
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. >> i think it would be truly irresponsible for us, america, to send prisoners of war we hold now at guantanamo back to yemen. >> reporter: the white house says once the facility closes some yemeni detainees will return there. the administration says it's working with that nation's government to assure americans' safety. >>> 5:04. new rules are going in place now when you fly within the u.s. when you fly into the u.s. just yesterday a man slipped through security at newark airport up in new jersey and police are looking for him this morning. they still haven't found him. authorities say the man walked through a screening checkpoint exit, into the secure side of the continental terminal. police are looking at surveillance tapes to try to identify the man. airline passengers are boarding again this morning after flights were grounded for most of the day yesterday. so, the transportation security administration is getting ready for more patdowns, questions, random checks, it's all a result of the failed christmas day terrorist attack aboard a u.s. airliner in michigan. sherrie johnson l
. >> i think it would be truly irresponsible for us, america, to send prisoners of war we hold now at guantanamo back to yemen. >> reporter: the white house says once the facility closes some yemeni detainees will return there. the administration says it's working with that nation's government to assure americans' safety. >>> 5:04. new rules are going in place now when you fly within the u.s. when you fly into the u.s. just yesterday a man slipped through security at newark...
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. >>> coming up on "good morning america" -- tips to get your finances in order in the new year. five simple ways to cut costs and save thousands of dollars. that's on gma. that's your "moneyscope report." i'm jeremy hubbard. >>> 6:23. if you like watching sports and snow stay tuned. we have video about up with of those games -- about one of those games yesterday in the snow. we're looking at the extended forecast, the chance of a flurry or snow shower this afternoon. otherwise a fair mix of clouds and gusty winds, high of only 32. will feel like low 20s and we'll get back to low 20s tonight. tomorrow 33, 37 wednesday. thursday looks like we try to start clear, we pushed the old pattern out but the next one comes back in with a race of clouds. that will come back with a chance of snow and maybe accumulating snow on friday. much colder, highs only in the 20s next weekend. >>> 6:23. here's kim brown with a check on traffic. >> thank you. aside from the one crash we still have on scene in finksburg, gamber road and deerpark road, looking good around the area, ice reported in joppato
. >>> coming up on "good morning america" -- tips to get your finances in order in the new year. five simple ways to cut costs and save thousands of dollars. that's on gma. that's your "moneyscope report." i'm jeremy hubbard. >>> 6:23. if you like watching sports and snow stay tuned. we have video about up with of those games -- about one of those games yesterday in the snow. we're looking at the extended forecast, the chance of a flurry or snow shower this...
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. >> this is c-span's "america and the courts." n/a 524 decision, the supreme court struck down limits on contributing to political campaigns from corporations. anthony kennedy delivered the opinion. in it, he broke the government may not suppress political speech. a sufficient interest justifies political speech by nonprofit or for-profit opinions. shortly after the court announced its decision, floyd abrams, the attorney who argued on behalf of mitch mcconnell and citizens united president david bossie sport with reporters. >> i represented mitch mcconnell in the case and was one of the lawyers who argued it in the supreme court. this is an extraordinarily triumphant day. the court has ruled that corporations, unions, and all the rest of us may participate freely and openly and spend money on the electoral and political matters. this decision is a long time coming, and as the opinion of justice kennedy makes clear, it involves the reversal of two prior opinions, one involving senator mcconnell, one two years before. the core of i
. >> this is c-span's "america and the courts." n/a 524 decision, the supreme court struck down limits on contributing to political campaigns from corporations. anthony kennedy delivered the opinion. in it, he broke the government may not suppress political speech. a sufficient interest justifies political speech by nonprofit or for-profit opinions. shortly after the court announced its decision, floyd abrams, the attorney who argued on behalf of mitch mcconnell and citizens...
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>> america is getting bigger. we are more knowledgeable about the health risks. >> gregg: are we not listening to experts like yourself? >> i think we still aren't listening. we love food and we love to eat. and we are not exercising enough. it increases obesity. ten years ago a quarter was overweight now we're up to a third. >> julie: we eat more salt and fat. more of us have high blood pressure and more of our children have untreated tooth decay. why is that? >> i think the obesity, we are gaining more weight. too much sugar and salt. we run into problems with high blood pressure, it's gone up 28% to 29% when where we were trying to decrease it. >> gregg: let's go to where we did well. we got passing grades here. let's put the next report card, vaccination rates down, deaths from strokes and cancer. heart disease is dropping? >> we meant our vaccination goals. that was a great had you been health push. 80% of our children under the age of 19 are now vaccinated. so in that category, we get a good passing grade. >
>> america is getting bigger. we are more knowledgeable about the health risks. >> gregg: are we not listening to experts like yourself? >> i think we still aren't listening. we love food and we love to eat. and we are not exercising enough. it increases obesity. ten years ago a quarter was overweight now we're up to a third. >> julie: we eat more salt and fat. more of us have high blood pressure and more of our children have untreated tooth decay. why is that? >>...
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that is not the america i know. as i travel the country, i meet a lot of people who seek -- to feel the same way. for months, political rebellion has been growing, one born from the american people's opposition to greater government control over our economy and their lives. scott brown was propelled to victory in massachusetts. his victory in the bluest of blue states gives us new hope that common sense will prevail, that maybe now the hard work of the american people will no longer be stifled by washington democrats job killing an agenda, which we have fought tooth and nail against. we know that washington democrats will pull out all the stops to try to shove this government takeover of health care with medicare cuts and tax hikes. there is a sweetheart deal that needs to be cut, democrats can cut it. if there is a vote that needs to be bought, they will buy it. haven't we had enough of government propped up on the payoffs and pork barrel spending? haven't we had enough of the same old loss vs. them politics to dis
that is not the america i know. as i travel the country, i meet a lot of people who seek -- to feel the same way. for months, political rebellion has been growing, one born from the american people's opposition to greater government control over our economy and their lives. scott brown was propelled to victory in massachusetts. his victory in the bluest of blue states gives us new hope that common sense will prevail, that maybe now the hard work of the american people will no longer be stifled...
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as he came on out and seen how america was really feeling he came to the right. and he told everybody, he said he could be our president too, but he hasn't tried to be our president on the right. it just forced us through no matter how we felt and it's turned people off. because he told us - when he was running that he would run and help us and run in the middle but he hasn't. he turned all the way to the left. put special deals in and all those dollars in which he has no business doing. and he's down lot of stuff to harm our country stins since the day he walked. democrats shut their eyes and think e we can do what we want because we have the power. host: did you vote? who did you support. caller: obama. host: who did you vote in the election this year? guest: the guy that won. for people to get jobs back they shut their eyes to everything and said we got the power so we're going to push what we want. host: julie, what would you like to see them do? caller: well he don't have to stand up there every day and cuss the banks and talk about all the stuff that's - an
as he came on out and seen how america was really feeling he came to the right. and he told everybody, he said he could be our president too, but he hasn't tried to be our president on the right. it just forced us through no matter how we felt and it's turned people off. because he told us - when he was running that he would run and help us and run in the middle but he hasn't. he turned all the way to the left. put special deals in and all those dollars in which he has no business doing. and...
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now, this may be a disappearing dream in america. i understand that, but the idea of a vacation, the idea of a 40 hour week, no child labor, these were ideas that were promoted 150 years ago by people like karl marx, if i may utter the words. karl marx did not create the soviet union. karl marx was a 19th century radical who sat around trying to figure out how to help working people, and had this idea with many other people, that working people have to work less than an 80 hour week. so they could think, so they could enjoy life, so they could read books. and i guess him being karl marx, so that they could go to a lot of meetings. and eventually, form unions. and out of that effort, there came the first transnational labor movement that led to labor unions in time, and lead to social democratic parties in europe, and lead to specific legislation, like vacations and the eight hour day. so who goes around thinking i'm on vacation, thank god for the labor movement? not many. i don't know where we think these things come from, but the bo
now, this may be a disappearing dream in america. i understand that, but the idea of a vacation, the idea of a 40 hour week, no child labor, these were ideas that were promoted 150 years ago by people like karl marx, if i may utter the words. karl marx did not create the soviet union. karl marx was a 19th century radical who sat around trying to figure out how to help working people, and had this idea with many other people, that working people have to work less than an 80 hour week. so they...
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came to america as a political refugee. was taken in by a catholic church in new jersey.7vx so there's -- there's no one family or no ten families that tell the whole story but i tried to get a sense of the broader picture. and the title comes from barack obama'svuq inaugural address wh he said america is enriched every day by people from every end of this earth. and i agree with him. i believe it. >> how long did you follow these folks? >> well, i interviewed each one at great length. several of them actually were students of mine at george washington university who wrote about their families in a writing class of mine. i operate on the rule of ruthlessly exploiting my students at every possible opportunity. and so several of the stories come from my students. in several cases i had students who acted as scouts. i had a student who was a high school teacher in philadelphia sent me one family. another was a waitress in a salvadoran restaurant sent me another one. the book is dedicated to my students because they were such
came to america as a political refugee. was taken in by a catholic church in new jersey.7vx so there's -- there's no one family or no ten families that tell the whole story but i tried to get a sense of the broader picture. and the title comes from barack obama'svuq inaugural address wh he said america is enriched every day by people from every end of this earth. and i agree with him. i believe it. >> how long did you follow these folks? >> well, i interviewed each one at great...
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this is the day she arrives in america by boat. the reason for this event is significant is for two reasons, mainly amongst many others of course, but she is that which is the relationship between arab-americans and our foreign policy in the middle east, and second because these two and i should say there were two distinct waves of immigration to the united states from the arab world. from the late 1800s from all places of northern europe came to a halt, and then immigration after 1965. these are different groups of people, people coming over in the late 1800s, mostly from modern-day lebanon, syria. and they're coming over before notions of nationalism and an arabism have really set in in the region. after 65 we see much more skilled labor, much more people from the muslim faith coming over, people from other countries, you see egyptian, yemenis, iraqi's, all sorts of people from the arabic world speaking world coming over. this event, you sort of see this in the chapter that takes place here in dearborn, comes to bring these two w
this is the day she arrives in america by boat. the reason for this event is significant is for two reasons, mainly amongst many others of course, but she is that which is the relationship between arab-americans and our foreign policy in the middle east, and second because these two and i should say there were two distinct waves of immigration to the united states from the arab world. from the late 1800s from all places of northern europe came to a halt, and then immigration after 1965. these...
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his style was one of america's greatest gifts to democracy. due to the universal nature of his character, lincoln remains an everlasting contemporary as his life highlights the past and present. as the society, we have adapted his identity to accommodate new concerns. but not to the point where we have negated what it previously represented. in 1893, "the new york times" ran an article called three great leaders: washington, lincoln, and grant. in 1985 they published an article getting right with lincoln. this explored american politicians and everyone else to square their own position with what they thought would be lincoln's position on the matter. they were drawn to his leadership. and measured their success by that which lincoln would have approved. and in 1974 "time" magazines asked who were the greatest leaders? lincoln's named appeared most frequently. c-span's 2009 presidential poll released the past president's day has abraham lincoln's first as he was in the last c-span survey in 2000 and today in 2009, 200 years after his birth, we
his style was one of america's greatest gifts to democracy. due to the universal nature of his character, lincoln remains an everlasting contemporary as his life highlights the past and present. as the society, we have adapted his identity to accommodate new concerns. but not to the point where we have negated what it previously represented. in 1893, "the new york times" ran an article called three great leaders: washington, lincoln, and grant. in 1985 they published an article...
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refugee from world war ii europe coo had fled the ravages of europe after 1945 to come to america to start life anew. upon moving to daily's he came across information which told him the story of lincoln's grand review and the immortal battle hymn. house at, he thought, that thw great man, this event is lost. his widow formed lincoln that crossroads alliance to awaken virginia to its heritage of honor, lincoln's grand review and the battle hymn of the republic. tonight, we will hear from judge frank williams will deliver a few appropriate remarks about this young lawyer from the prairie state of illinois. mr. william styple will tell us about his new book "tell me of lincoln: memories of abraham lincoln, the civil war, and life in old new york". and also give us a first-person account of the grant review that he has discovered. mr doug jamieson will continue the delightful musical serenade later in the evening. we will perhaps be joined by sarah epstein who will delight us with the story of her great great great grandparents and how they helped mr. lincoln here as president-elect. an
refugee from world war ii europe coo had fled the ravages of europe after 1945 to come to america to start life anew. upon moving to daily's he came across information which told him the story of lincoln's grand review and the immortal battle hymn. house at, he thought, that thw great man, this event is lost. his widow formed lincoln that crossroads alliance to awaken virginia to its heritage of honor, lincoln's grand review and the battle hymn of the republic. tonight, we will hear from judge...
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>> guest: jules stein started the music corporation of america, a band-booking agency, in chicago in 1924, in al capone's chicago. and it was from that company that, eventually, wasserman was launched. c-span: because this is a political network, the first thing i want to connect is that katrina vanden heuvel is his granddaughter. >> guest: is jules stein's granddaughter, yes. c-span: and he's with "the nation," and the editor and all that. >> guest: right. c-span: was jules stein -- was a republican. >> guest: a right-wing republican. c-span: well, explain all that connection in the -- and how does -- you know, where does the vanden heuvel come in in all this? >> guest: well, jules had two daughters, jean and susan. and jean is the mother of -- jean stein is the mother of katrina. and jean was always -- her politics were always different than her father's, and it was a source of great friction between then. and -- i mean, jules was very proud of her. she was a very accomplished person. but -- but their politics were just polar opposites, really. and katrina followed in her mother's
>> guest: jules stein started the music corporation of america, a band-booking agency, in chicago in 1924, in al capone's chicago. and it was from that company that, eventually, wasserman was launched. c-span: because this is a political network, the first thing i want to connect is that katrina vanden heuvel is his granddaughter. >> guest: is jules stein's granddaughter, yes. c-span: and he's with "the nation," and the editor and all that. >> guest: right. c-span:...
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there's no more sexism in america. that's so passe. and actually that's pretty much the kind of attitude i ran into when i first began to do the study. alive and well, my dentist asks, after hillary almost got the democratic nomination and sarah palin had the number two spot on the republican ticket? how can you say sexism is alive and well? i wonder if he'd say barack obama's presidency has obliterated racial discrimination in america, but before i can ask he says, besides, with so much wrong in this country, why are you worrying about women? he lifts a dental mirror from the tray. since i have a policy never to argue with someone about to put a sharp instrument in my mouth, i don't respond as i want to. but my dentist, thoughtful and progressive though he is, has just proven my point. women are part of this country can. 51% of it. and the problems facing us as a nation fall mightily upon them. now, certainly we're far from the dark ages before the second wave of the woman's movement. back then the moment you were zipped into your pin
there's no more sexism in america. that's so passe. and actually that's pretty much the kind of attitude i ran into when i first began to do the study. alive and well, my dentist asks, after hillary almost got the democratic nomination and sarah palin had the number two spot on the republican ticket? how can you say sexism is alive and well? i wonder if he'd say barack obama's presidency has obliterated racial discrimination in america, but before i can ask he says, besides, with so much wrong...
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. >> if we are here with the author of the prohibition hang over alcohol in america, from demon rum and cult to cabaret. >> it was an amendment that took place come into effect in 1920 and last almost 14 years until 1933. the country realized prohibition didn't work out well because we band of the manufacturers sell and transportation of alcohol. and a tremendous amount of lawbreaking. once the great depression took place we realized this is becoming a law and order issue and we need the jobs back. so we never repealed prohibition. >> kershaw cow we got to the provision in the political finding that led to the constitutional amendment? >> there was a century on social reform movement, called the timber is movement which was designed to get country -- altogether. the use the excuse to change the constitution. the brewers at the time for germans, so that whole lobby was marginalized and at that point the national rifle association took the occasion of the war and about the constitution changed at that point. i don't think the country realized what had happened or the consequences would be
. >> if we are here with the author of the prohibition hang over alcohol in america, from demon rum and cult to cabaret. >> it was an amendment that took place come into effect in 1920 and last almost 14 years until 1933. the country realized prohibition didn't work out well because we band of the manufacturers sell and transportation of alcohol. and a tremendous amount of lawbreaking. once the great depression took place we realized this is becoming a law and order issue and we...
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america 2008. he cowrote herblock with carry katz. for more information visit herblockfoundation.org. >> we're at frostburg state university speaking with thomas a. lewis author of brace for impact. tom, to start off with, what do you see as the major threats to our current way of living? >> well, that's the content of most of the book. it's a long list. what i did was organize it into the threats that i see gathered against our systems that sustain us. i look into food, both the food that we grow and the animals that we raise. i look into water, the supply of water and the treatment of wastewater. and energy. oil and electricity. and each of those categories is of a system that has been increasingly industrialized and is increasingly in peril of failing. mortal stress on all of those systems. and usually people don't look at them all at one time. you get people specializing in electricity. well, one of the things about electricity is that it takes three times as much water to get you the electrici
america 2008. he cowrote herblock with carry katz. for more information visit herblockfoundation.org. >> we're at frostburg state university speaking with thomas a. lewis author of brace for impact. tom, to start off with, what do you see as the major threats to our current way of living? >> well, that's the content of most of the book. it's a long list. what i did was organize it into the threats that i see gathered against our systems that sustain us. i look into food, both the...
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author of a home on the field how one championship team inspires hope for the revival of small-town america. mr. cuadros, what made you decide to write this book? >> i decided to write this book because i noticed that what was happening in the the of rural communities in the south and midwest was a space change, a migration of latino immigrants to the small towns that i knew was a way to transform of the culture and those communities. i thought i was a very interesting story and when the what influence and change the country and for ways and that is a story of is interested in doing and capturing. >> why did you choose styler city what did you find? >> i chose styler city because at the time they had to poultry processing plants, feed mill, about 300 chicken farmers in the county and was an easy choice because the food processing industry is a big generator for white people are migrating from mexico or central america into the small town communities. >> when you're there you are writing about people who didn't want immigrants living in their town but they wanted to benefit from having immig
author of a home on the field how one championship team inspires hope for the revival of small-town america. mr. cuadros, what made you decide to write this book? >> i decided to write this book because i noticed that what was happening in the the of rural communities in the south and midwest was a space change, a migration of latino immigrants to the small towns that i knew was a way to transform of the culture and those communities. i thought i was a very interesting story and when the...
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and so you have riots in america. he retires, moves out to l.a. in 1963 there's the march on washington, he doesn't go. robinson didn't like cliques. he thought, unwisely, that maybe all of the so-called hip people were going to go to the march on washington. i think if he had it all to do over again, he would have went. but he didn't. he wasn't actively involved in civil rights. he thought hi civil right -- his civil rights took place in the middle of the ring. he did, he did campaign for senator robert f. kennedy. of course; he was assassinated, and that broke his heart. >> host: did the kennedy campaign seek sugar ray out? or was it something that he volunteered for? >> guest: he volunteered. >> host: were they proud to have him as part of the campaign? >> guest: oh, yes. yes, he did. >> host: you know, it's interesting, this is something that occurred to me as we're speaking, if i knew nothing about boxing but just had a basic knowledge of american history and i was reading a biography of jack johnson, i would think to myself, this will not en
and so you have riots in america. he retires, moves out to l.a. in 1963 there's the march on washington, he doesn't go. robinson didn't like cliques. he thought, unwisely, that maybe all of the so-called hip people were going to go to the march on washington. i think if he had it all to do over again, he would have went. but he didn't. he wasn't actively involved in civil rights. he thought hi civil right -- his civil rights took place in the middle of the ring. he did, he did campaign for...
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. >> so while the city of philadelphia and its baseball team and football fans across america may have lost the voice, they will never forget it and as the tribute continues on, the impact of harry callus, the broadcaster and the person will never subside. >> in a world away, two nfl players on a humanitarian mission literally save a little girl's life. >> i couldn't believe what was happening. >> you will hear the inspiring l of their lives. >> one story inspired all of us to do better. what started out as a humanitarian mission to africa for two nfl play earths from the chicago bears ended up in a life saving mission. from sports net chicago, here is dan higgins with the story we called gridiron guardian. >> i think god has put people in the right time and place for things like this situation like this. we didn't pass the buck. >> two defensive line men and two teammates united in a goal to establish nfl supremacy. away from football there's another purpose that unites them. in a place a world away from soldier feel. >> during the off season the two bears were joined by teammate tomm
. >> so while the city of philadelphia and its baseball team and football fans across america may have lost the voice, they will never forget it and as the tribute continues on, the impact of harry callus, the broadcaster and the person will never subside. >> in a world away, two nfl players on a humanitarian mission literally save a little girl's life. >> i couldn't believe what was happening. >> you will hear the inspiring l of their lives. >> one story inspired...
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meditate and they became to visualize guantanamo as america's gibraltar. it was the naval theorist who proposed this idea, and roosevelt, the policymaker who made it happen. this of course was never the dream of you been nationalist. nor was it a concession that they freely granted. but most cuban scholars, interestingly, have been reluctant to criticize theodore roosevelt because he fought for cuban independence and he never sought to annex cuba or to make it a u.s. colony. and that was in contrast to his close friend, leonard wood, who as military governor of cuba and who wanted very much to annex it. it may be partly because of the history of guantanamo evokes conflicting emotions, that most cubans have been reluctant to write about it. even in the spanish literature, there is -- there are not that many cuban histories of guantanamo. as for american students of cuban history, until recently most of them have either ignored guantanamo or discussed in terms of the spanish-american war, the squabbles over the platt amendment, as a bone of contention betwee
meditate and they became to visualize guantanamo as america's gibraltar. it was the naval theorist who proposed this idea, and roosevelt, the policymaker who made it happen. this of course was never the dream of you been nationalist. nor was it a concession that they freely granted. but most cuban scholars, interestingly, have been reluctant to criticize theodore roosevelt because he fought for cuban independence and he never sought to annex cuba or to make it a u.s. colony. and that was in...
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new york herald, which was at that time in 1877 when it was published it was the biggest newspaper in america. and they've called it a washington love letter. and nobody could believe that it was real at first. and then people who know a little bit about washington's life and stuff, there were some very atchison diaries published. they discovered he had written it better for month after he had become engaged to moffit custis, who was in for the the richest widow in virginia. and this caused consternation in 1877. they couldn't believe that george washington could possibly have thought for another woman. and so, it was like a suspense story as a probe to find out what happened to this letter. and it turned out that the latter never saw the light of day. it was going to be auctioned off of the mystery man body and this appeared for 60 years. and they founded by sheer accident in the files of a harvard library. so when i saw all this, i said to myself, this is a book i was born to write. i've got to write this book. i've got to explain this and then i begin to realize there would be other things
new york herald, which was at that time in 1877 when it was published it was the biggest newspaper in america. and they've called it a washington love letter. and nobody could believe that it was real at first. and then people who know a little bit about washington's life and stuff, there were some very atchison diaries published. they discovered he had written it better for month after he had become engaged to moffit custis, who was in for the the richest widow in virginia. and this caused...
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they attack the policies of america many times. we have an agenda that everything that is wrong in the world is america's fault rather than that there are other bad people in the world and they have nothing to apologize for. we still do not have a full complement of directors on the broadcasting board of directors. but the people that ought to be on there are people who are knowledgeable in broadcast and factual journalism, not the bias. the board of governors was designed by vice president biden. what we saw was something that should have never been political become politicized and then incompetent. the reason why we have not had an effective voice in the middle east, it in iran especially, is because error message is not a clear message about freedom. it is not a clear message about the news of the day, the unfettered use of the day, not propaganda, but real news. we have been in confident in our management of this $50 million to $70 million of money per year. when i first went to when i first went to washin when i first went to
they attack the policies of america many times. we have an agenda that everything that is wrong in the world is america's fault rather than that there are other bad people in the world and they have nothing to apologize for. we still do not have a full complement of directors on the broadcasting board of directors. but the people that ought to be on there are people who are knowledgeable in broadcast and factual journalism, not the bias. the board of governors was designed by vice president...
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>> i plead the fifth. >> if he has not read it, who the hell in america has read it? >> there are going to be a group of people out there who really want impartial, good, reported, a fact check information. to get it, they may have to pay for it and support it in some way. that is what we're doing. that is certainly what bloomberg does. people tried to do it in a kind of nonprofit way, raise money for people to support investigative journalism. that is the big question that is going to be solved. how do we find the people that care enough to pay for it. how do we get them to pay for it? how do we have a hybrid model that allows the benefits of that also spread out to a broader public? that is what we are wrestling with right now. >> iw orkd f -- i work for this incorrect -- in direct public. it is more and more little ads. there is the real encroachment going on at the pbs newshour with regard to this. can it be independently in doubt, for example, so it does not have to count -- kowtow to said the ads or savvy advertisers -- smi-ads o -- semi-ads or semi-advertisers.
>> i plead the fifth. >> if he has not read it, who the hell in america has read it? >> there are going to be a group of people out there who really want impartial, good, reported, a fact check information. to get it, they may have to pay for it and support it in some way. that is what we're doing. that is certainly what bloomberg does. people tried to do it in a kind of nonprofit way, raise money for people to support investigative journalism. that is the big question that is...
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jobs here in america. we think that's very important. it also tries to help states so they're not laying off teachers and policemen and firemen. we think that's very important as well. but let me say something. i did a little -- i get a little confused and perhaps these facts are not well known to you, but i thought i would remind you of these facts. we pursued an economic program that your party put forward from 2001, 2003 on for eight years. now while the people gave us the majority in the house and senate in 2006, obviously president bush threatened to or did, in fact, veto any changes that we made in economic policy. that economic policy which you were a very strong supporter of and your party was a very strong supporter of, you continue to mention jobs. so i want to make sure you know these statistics. in the last three months of the bush administration under the economic policies that not only did you pursue then but you still want to pursue, because, in fact, the proposals that you had made essentially mirror the proposals that we
jobs here in america. we think that's very important. it also tries to help states so they're not laying off teachers and policemen and firemen. we think that's very important as well. but let me say something. i did a little -- i get a little confused and perhaps these facts are not well known to you, but i thought i would remind you of these facts. we pursued an economic program that your party put forward from 2001, 2003 on for eight years. now while the people gave us the majority in the...
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- of america. thomas jefferson, and words that are inscribed down the small, god gave us life and liberty. i say to all that are in this movement, life may be losing in washington d.c., but life is winning in america. because of all of you, the pro- lifer america will take this congress back in 2010 and take this country back in 2012, so help us god. [cheers and applause] >> afternoon. i am the congressman from wisconsin. during my six years as chairman of the house judiciary committee, i managed the law that banned partial birth abortion, and the law that tried to save terry schiavo's life. we have been reading an awful lot about health care lately. the original bill that obama, pelosi and ried introduced used your tax dollars. it is morally wrong and it is also bad policy. we should not use the power of taxation granted and the congress by the united states constitution to force you to pay for a procedure that you believe is morally wrong. congress has recognized that for 34 years with the hyde a
- of america. thomas jefferson, and words that are inscribed down the small, god gave us life and liberty. i say to all that are in this movement, life may be losing in washington d.c., but life is winning in america. because of all of you, the pro- lifer america will take this congress back in 2010 and take this country back in 2012, so help us god. [cheers and applause] >> afternoon. i am the congressman from wisconsin. during my six years as chairman of the house judiciary committee, i...
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i have rights to north america, primarily the great lakes. two things that i'm challenged by -- i'm having a very difficult time raising money. i'm not asking for a handout. all i'm asking is loan me the money; i'll account for it, every dollar, i'll pay it back. secondly -- and i'm willing to risk millions -- 99 percent of my net worth. the second thing is that ge has a patent -- and i believe in patents. i listened to this gentleman back here, and i can truly appreciate what he's going through. but in this instance, ge inherited this patent from enron, and it's created a wall so that they won't let people come in and build turbines in the united states. now, the patent is going to expire very soon. but now they're calling it a royalty but it's really a gate to keep people out. is there any programs -- i've talked to governor strickland, i've talked to sherrod brown, i've talked to lee fisher. this company was identified by the city of akron and donald plusquellic's visionary leadership down in akron. but i want to bring this to the united s
i have rights to north america, primarily the great lakes. two things that i'm challenged by -- i'm having a very difficult time raising money. i'm not asking for a handout. all i'm asking is loan me the money; i'll account for it, every dollar, i'll pay it back. secondly -- and i'm willing to risk millions -- 99 percent of my net worth. the second thing is that ge has a patent -- and i believe in patents. i listened to this gentleman back here, and i can truly appreciate what he's going...
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this administration is attacking corporate america. corporate america needs a voice. . host: what on your thoughts on labor unions being able to do the same? guest: labor unions are membership organizations. if the courts as people have to join a union and they disagree with the way they spend the money, they get the rebate and get the money back. unions had the right before this decision to create political action committees, and that was sufficient. we did not need to go ahead and said that they could take money away from the treasury fund. host: debbie on the independents' line, you are next. caller: good morning. they seem to be evading direct questions from the caller is in regard to individual rights. the corporation is not an individual. if i work for our corporation and they take funds out of the corporate money and sway public opinion on a senator or the mayor or whoever, they are not representing me. i am part of that corporation. stop evading the questions that the callers call in. quit talking about all of the semantics and get to what the people are afraid
this administration is attacking corporate america. corporate america needs a voice. . host: what on your thoughts on labor unions being able to do the same? guest: labor unions are membership organizations. if the courts as people have to join a union and they disagree with the way they spend the money, they get the rebate and get the money back. unions had the right before this decision to create political action committees, and that was sufficient. we did not need to go ahead and said that...
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cuba has a great deal of appeal in the caribbean and latin america. it is a country that has a wide number of doctors overseas. that has helped to generate a lot of support for cuba in the developing world and makes many countries question the u.s. embargo. recently the united nations voted to condemn the u.s. embargo in cuba. many countries oppose the embargo and only three voiced support which was the united states, israel, and one other nation. host: we have matt on the democrats' line from virginia. caller: good morning. the embargo on cuba is probably the most boneheaded policy that exists within the united states government. if you looked at -- look at congress over the years, there have been several votes to end the embargo on cuba. i think they have passed it in some point. one senator in new jersey has been a very vocal minority in to the embargo. your guest mentioned china and cuba, but we also do a lot of this with vietnam. we are willing to ship our manufacturing overseas to where the cheapest labor is in the world. one of those places was
cuba has a great deal of appeal in the caribbean and latin america. it is a country that has a wide number of doctors overseas. that has helped to generate a lot of support for cuba in the developing world and makes many countries question the u.s. embargo. recently the united nations voted to condemn the u.s. embargo in cuba. many countries oppose the embargo and only three voiced support which was the united states, israel, and one other nation. host: we have matt on the democrats' line from...
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. >> tomorrow, on "washington journal," an economics proffer looks at how america deals with iran. and darrell erickson, author of "cuba wars" looks at u.s.-cuba relations. "washington journal," 7:00 live on c-span. >> this week on the communors, rod talks about his nonprofit group and its efforts to zpand do main names. the communicators, monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> now available, c-span's book, "abraham lincoln, great american historians on america's 16th president." it is a unique contemporary perspective on lincoln from 16 scholars and writers. from his early years to his life in the white house and his relevance today. at your favorite book seller and now in digital audio to listen to any time. learn more at c-span.org/lincolnbook. >> and now a look ahead to 2010's key senate races from american universities' annual campaign manage institute. also, remarks from the former lead pollster from barack obama's democratic campaign. this is 3:35. >> our teaching assistant is chris, who is running in and out of here. you have been in communication with him by e-mail. h
. >> tomorrow, on "washington journal," an economics proffer looks at how america deals with iran. and darrell erickson, author of "cuba wars" looks at u.s.-cuba relations. "washington journal," 7:00 live on c-span. >> this week on the communors, rod talks about his nonprofit group and its efforts to zpand do main names. the communicators, monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> now available, c-span's book, "abraham lincoln, great...
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the value of america's houses and savings would have fallen either further. people would have rushed to take their money out of banks. it would have brought about utter collapse. i don't know a better way to say it than that. if people wonder if that was true, all they have to do is look back at what happened in the fall of 2008. you saw the value of american savings fall by almost 40%. trillions of dollars in lost wealth and millions left their homes. thousands and thousands of businesses had to close. that's what happens when you let a crisis get out of control. government should never let that happen. if they don't act and this is important for people to understand. people think it's unfair for the government to act to rescue a financial system. you cannot help an economy recover and create jobs. you can't preserve the value of people's savings without a functioning financial system. >> another moment when we requested the hearing that i was concerned about is the counter parties. they are looking into the whole issue. there have been comments that the cou
the value of america's houses and savings would have fallen either further. people would have rushed to take their money out of banks. it would have brought about utter collapse. i don't know a better way to say it than that. if people wonder if that was true, all they have to do is look back at what happened in the fall of 2008. you saw the value of american savings fall by almost 40%. trillions of dollars in lost wealth and millions left their homes. thousands and thousands of businesses had...
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. >> reporter: so where does america stand? this month cbs news is taking stock, both of where we stand now and where we could stand in the future. for our part, sunday morning is going for a full culture shock, taking america's temperature in the arts, books, movies, all things creative which brings us to this morning's status report on american creativity. >> you've seen that great industrial revolution where people are inventing the telephone, the telegraph, the light bulb and everything else. you've seen the push that came because of the internet and the digital revolution. and now we're looking for what's going to be the evening inof the driver of a new creativity. >> reporter: the creative mind and more. where america stands starting this sunday morning. >> osgood: creativity takes many forms. there's a school of art that you could call beetle mania. january blackstone this morning meets its star practitioner. >> i was phobic of insects growing up. the first half of my life i could not stay far enough away from bugs. >> r
. >> reporter: so where does america stand? this month cbs news is taking stock, both of where we stand now and where we could stand in the future. for our part, sunday morning is going for a full culture shock, taking america's temperature in the arts, books, movies, all things creative which brings us to this morning's status report on american creativity. >> you've seen that great industrial revolution where people are inventing the telephone, the telegraph, the light bulb and...
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>> al qaeda is a unit that america defeated once in yemen. it defeated it in '01 to '03, and they came back after a prison break in '03. so, if the u.s. continues to go down the same road, it is going to get the same results. the u.s. is going to be fighting different incarnations of al qaeda in yemen every few years. >> just some of the guidance from some of our people here at cnn, some of our pentagon folks, some of the folks that were with the president saying, this is a significant development that general david petraeus at this meeting he had with the president, and the discussion that he had with the president saying that this is a bit unusual and precedent setting and a much bigger deal than many people know that it is, if it is. do you agree with that? it is a big deal? >> well, david petrais last visited yemen in july of last year. i was in the country when he came. essentially he brought the message, look, the united states is giving you much more money now, and the united states wants to see a return on its money. essentially he pr
>> al qaeda is a unit that america defeated once in yemen. it defeated it in '01 to '03, and they came back after a prison break in '03. so, if the u.s. continues to go down the same road, it is going to get the same results. the u.s. is going to be fighting different incarnations of al qaeda in yemen every few years. >> just some of the guidance from some of our people here at cnn, some of our pentagon folks, some of the folks that were with the president saying, this is a...
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both of whom wanted to transform america. and they both wanted to make america a different place. johnson, you know, was -- succeeding a remarkable extent until he lost track of it in vietnam. if we look in july 1965, he's doing two things. he's -- hay has gotten through the voting rights act. we shall overcome, he said. he gets through the act in just a -- writing about it in the become. it is marvelous to watch him get bill through the senate by vote. he does it. hay is signing the medicare bill. this is the same month, july 1965. and at the same time, in the next week, he's launching the first huge escalation secretly without telling the american people of the vietnam war. and what obama is -- as i see it, trying -- he has a vast vision for america as lyndon johnson did. and he's setting out to transform the country on many fronts. and i think it is going to be fascinating in world history and the history of this country to see if hay success saeds. >> you don't think that johnson -- you know, johnson overreached as -- failed because of an overreach of the great society. you th
both of whom wanted to transform america. and they both wanted to make america a different place. johnson, you know, was -- succeeding a remarkable extent until he lost track of it in vietnam. if we look in july 1965, he's doing two things. he's -- hay has gotten through the voting rights act. we shall overcome, he said. he gets through the act in just a -- writing about it in the become. it is marvelous to watch him get bill through the senate by vote. he does it. hay is signing the medicare...
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it will remain that we take revenge for his death in america and outside america. it is a trust on every person and everything for the sake of god, whom he supported. >> reporter: but, of course, this video is going to range a lot more questions than it answers here because it gives a clear indication that jordanian intelligence and the cia thought they really had an influence over dr. al balawi and here he's telling them directly, no, you didn't. >>> well, the young nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a northwest flight over michigan pleads not guilty. security was tight at the plea hearing quled for umar faruk abdulmutallab. cnn debra feyerick is covering this for us live from detroit. deb, how did abdulmutallab appear in court yesterday? >> reporter: it was very interesting. he was very thin, very frail. his clothes that he was wearing just really way too big for him. he walked into the courtroom very slowly, very deliberately and difficulty. remember, the alleged suicide bombers from sef-inflicted second-degree lap burns that he got when he detonated the
it will remain that we take revenge for his death in america and outside america. it is a trust on every person and everything for the sake of god, whom he supported. >> reporter: but, of course, this video is going to range a lot more questions than it answers here because it gives a clear indication that jordanian intelligence and the cia thought they really had an influence over dr. al balawi and here he's telling them directly, no, you didn't. >>> well, the young nigerian man...
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in america. so let's hear it for camera and let tearful all. -- so let's hear it for kim and let's hear it for all. [applause] that round of applause goes to all of the scientist in the department of the interior. thank you for recognizing her. we have had many stars in the interior, including all of you who have been working with chris henderson and the directors and the rest of their employees in the implementation of the recovery act. that is a major responsibility. we need to make sure that it is implemented in the right way, based on the directives that we have from president obama and our responsibilities to make sure that we're taking care of the $3 billion that were brought to this department through the recovery act. the people who worked on this effort are many in the department. there people like faye winters in florida. she is the project manager of four recovery projects. like many around the department, she assumed her recovery act responsibilities on top of doing everything else sh
in america. so let's hear it for camera and let tearful all. -- so let's hear it for kim and let's hear it for all. [applause] that round of applause goes to all of the scientist in the department of the interior. thank you for recognizing her. we have had many stars in the interior, including all of you who have been working with chris henderson and the directors and the rest of their employees in the implementation of the recovery act. that is a major responsibility. we need to make sure that...
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it doesn't exist in america anymore. it was made into a very bad, not very bad, but a movie. >> a movie that todd helicopters going and -- >> it's a very strange movie. another part of vanderbilt at war, the whole thing in which he went out to kind of fight with the merrimack or send a ship out to find out with the first ironclad which the confederacy had built what really threaten the whole civil war plan of the union which was to blockade the south. and all of a sudden, the south has built this ironclad ship that can think, you know, it's terrifying and thanks to american warships immediately. it looks invulnerable, kind of shows bouncing off. vanderbilt comes up with his own ship to combat this. >> and again this goes to the complex nature of vanderbilts because you know he was somebody who firmly -- and sure he never read adam smith, but he firmly and believed in the invisible hand. everybody pursues their own interests as fiercely as possible. and he firmly believes that, you know, it's almost my duty as a citizen,
it doesn't exist in america anymore. it was made into a very bad, not very bad, but a movie. >> a movie that todd helicopters going and -- >> it's a very strange movie. another part of vanderbilt at war, the whole thing in which he went out to kind of fight with the merrimack or send a ship out to find out with the first ironclad which the confederacy had built what really threaten the whole civil war plan of the union which was to blockade the south. and all of a sudden, the south...
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>> america is pro-life! >> america is pro-life! >> you know, i just came back from a trip to southeast asia and one of the countries i visited was cambodia, and during that time i was there i visited the killing fields of cambodia and they showed the congressional delegation what they called the killing trees. and the reason they call that the killing a tree was because they used to hang babies from the tree and slam babies against the tree and the reason why i want to tell you that story is because some of the acts we use in abortion are just as brutal, and i want people to understand that abortion is a moral issue of our time. and we have to speak loudly in order for our leaders to understand that we are pro-life. [cheers and applause] and i am so honored last night i had a chance to speak to about 500 students from louisianan. and it just seeing so many young faces gives me so much hope as to how much energy because i know that this fight will be long and hard and we will need all the young people to speak out loud to our leader
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secondly there was considerable discussion recently about the potential for america and/or nato playing a role in terms of the final resolution of the israeli-palestinian conflict and then third for many years there has been discussion of the potential american lead role, multinational role at the golan heights so one can imagine in an era of peace in a lot more than some parties would like to see america play world precisely at a time when as you say horridly tea implied by the absence of reference, the stamina to take on these initial roles certainly may not be there. the other point i wanted to make is very interesting jim, your focus on strategic communications in their reference to the administration a mullen's roland "the daily show" because the article that, to which mike made reference that admiral bollon road about strategic communications isn't that the powerful critique of how strategic communications have come to dominate axe of policy. i will quote from it just for a moment. and the strategic andification-- this is admiral mullen's article, i noticed a term of reference is
secondly there was considerable discussion recently about the potential for america and/or nato playing a role in terms of the final resolution of the israeli-palestinian conflict and then third for many years there has been discussion of the potential american lead role, multinational role at the golan heights so one can imagine in an era of peace in a lot more than some parties would like to see america play world precisely at a time when as you say horridly tea implied by the absence of...
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both of whom wanted to transform america. they both wanted to make america a different place. johnson, you know, was succeeding to a remarkable extent until he lost track of if in vietnam. july, 1965, he's doing two things. he has gotten through the voting rights act. we shall overcome, he said. he gets through this act in a -- just writing about it in the book i have now -- it's marvelous to watch him get this bill through the senate vote by vote. he does it. he's signing the medicare bill. this is the same month. july 1965. at that same time in the next week he is launching the first huge escalation, secretly without telling the american people, of the vietnam war. obama is, as i see it -- he has a vast vision for america. as lyndon johnson did. and he's setting out to transform the country on many fronts, and i think it's going to be fascinating in world history and the history of this country to see if he succeeds or not. >> you don't think johnson, you know, johnson overreached or failed because of an overreach of the great society? you think it was all undone because of
both of whom wanted to transform america. they both wanted to make america a different place. johnson, you know, was succeeding to a remarkable extent until he lost track of if in vietnam. july, 1965, he's doing two things. he has gotten through the voting rights act. we shall overcome, he said. he gets through this act in a -- just writing about it in the book i have now -- it's marvelous to watch him get this bill through the senate vote by vote. he does it. he's signing the medicare bill....
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the father says he blames america for turning the bomber's wife into a widow and his sons into orphans. >>> dane perisi was remembered in washington state. he took action to save other lives during the attack. >>> a 25-year-old queens college grad is facing charges of conspiring to commit murder and receiving training from al qaeda. the indictment unsealed todayages he went to pakistan back in 2008 with the denver airport shuttle bus driver identified as najibullah zazi. investigators believe they plotted an attack in new york city. he pleaded not guilty. >>> meanwhile a 28-year-old student will be charged with trespassing for touching off a security scare that shut down an entire terminal at newark liberty airport last week. he crossed over a secure point so he could walk with his girlfriend to the gate. that is what he's telling police. but the seemingly innocent move forced flight delays that had a ripple effect all over the world. the charge carries a fine of up to 500 bucks. >>> new tonight, a parking meter change in the district. starting tonight the city started making you pay f
the father says he blames america for turning the bomber's wife into a widow and his sons into orphans. >>> dane perisi was remembered in washington state. he took action to save other lives during the attack. >>> a 25-year-old queens college grad is facing charges of conspiring to commit murder and receiving training from al qaeda. the indictment unsealed todayages he went to pakistan back in 2008 with the denver airport shuttle bus driver identified as najibullah zazi....
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the motel's owner recognizes him from america's most wanted. he is being held without bond on four counts of murder and other charges. >>> there is an alert for metro riders. coleing up income here on fox 5, why you may be facing new delays this morning. >>> also, governor mart uno'malley could be facing a challenge from his own party. >>> all of that is coming up after the break. we'll get an update on the weather forecast on this chilly monday morning. we'll also check the roads with julie. stay with us. rainbow, why so blue? hmmm, i'm losing energy this morning. did you have a good breakfast? nooo. here, try this, it's under three hundred calories and pretty satisfying. mmmm! tasty! looks like everything is back to normal. fight the morning fade in under three hundred calories. jimmy dean d-lights. shine on. have you gotten your seasonal flu vaccination? great - but your work's not done yet. we still need to get the h1n1 flu vaccination. you, me -- we should all get one. the vaccine is safe and proven effective against this highly contagious
the motel's owner recognizes him from america's most wanted. he is being held without bond on four counts of murder and other charges. >>> there is an alert for metro riders. coleing up income here on fox 5, why you may be facing new delays this morning. >>> also, governor mart uno'malley could be facing a challenge from his own party. >>> all of that is coming up after the break. we'll get an update on the weather forecast on this chilly monday morning. we'll also...
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sid: [laugh] ha ha, no, stop, stop. >>> from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne silbur. a man suspected of shooting four family members to death on thanksgiving in jupiter, florida, has been arrested in long key. the 35-year-old had been at subject of a massive man hunt. he is accused of killing his twin sisters, his aunt and a six-year-old cousin at a family gathering in jupiter. >>> a top official warning that al-qaeda and terrorists are still trying to launch an attack on american soil. they said the failed christmas' day attack is a sign they are testing u.s. defense is. president obama vowed that those behind the plane bombingw attempt will be heldoing dn. accountable. i'm marianne ailbur. now, back to "geraldo at large." many 911 calls that flooded new york city emergency services last january when u.s. airways flight 1549 crash landed in the hudson river. later we take a look at the miracle on the hudson as well as some of 2009's other amazing moments that were all caught on camera. welcome back to "geraldo at large." i'm kimberly guilfoyle filling in for geraldo
sid: [laugh] ha ha, no, stop, stop. >>> from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne silbur. a man suspected of shooting four family members to death on thanksgiving in jupiter, florida, has been arrested in long key. the 35-year-old had been at subject of a massive man hunt. he is accused of killing his twin sisters, his aunt and a six-year-old cousin at a family gathering in jupiter. >>> a top official warning that al-qaeda and terrorists are still trying to launch an...
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he threatened more attacks are coming to america. the man sitting beside him is a new leader of the taliban's pakistani branch. this is another picture we got from the family. he's suspected of blowing himself up on december 30th. >>> it was a big scramble for a big prize by elvis impersonators yesterday. check it out. ♪ that was his best shot. these guys are competie ining a european elvis championships. look alikes came from all over europe. the king of rock 'n' roll would have celebrated his 75th birthday yesterday. >>> it's late night's latest battle. months ago, nbc gave jay leno a talk show and put conan in another spot, but low ratings for both could lead to a late night shake-up. >>> it is just painful. >> some unbelievable scenes playing out across the united states. wind, forecasters are saying temperatures could come back to normal. >>> p people who once wanted to adopt a missing 3-year-old boy. what they did to help police find the boy. >>> and mystery in san francisco may have been solved hundreds of miles away. where
he threatened more attacks are coming to america. the man sitting beside him is a new leader of the taliban's pakistani branch. this is another picture we got from the family. he's suspected of blowing himself up on december 30th. >>> it was a big scramble for a big prize by elvis impersonators yesterday. check it out. ♪ that was his best shot. these guys are competie ining a european elvis championships. look alikes came from all over europe. the king of rock 'n' roll would have...
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perhaps more ominously, he threatened more attacks are coming against america both outside and inside the united states. the man sitting beside al balawi in the video is the new leader of the pakistani branch. this is another picture we got from kalil al balawi's family. >>> police in england arrested three men who they say threatened staff aboard a plane bound for dubai. the men were arrested on suspicion of making a bomb threat and are in jail in london. it happened last night as the plane got ready to take off from heathrow airport. all the passengers were taken off the plane while police searched it with bomb-sniffing dogs. they found nothing suspicious. heathrow remained open during the incident. >>> the togo national soccer team has withdrawn from the african cup of nations tournament. the team pulled out of the games this morning in the wake of that devastating attack that killed at least two people when gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying the team to the tournament. it happened on the border between angola and republic of congo. so far there's no claim of responsibility for t
perhaps more ominously, he threatened more attacks are coming against america both outside and inside the united states. the man sitting beside al balawi in the video is the new leader of the pakistani branch. this is another picture we got from kalil al balawi's family. >>> police in england arrested three men who they say threatened staff aboard a plane bound for dubai. the men were arrested on suspicion of making a bomb threat and are in jail in london. it happened last night as the...